Low cost of SOX compliance; 5 tips for data governance

Compliance Alert NetworkWorld.com | Security Research Center | Update Your Profile SOX compliance costs small companies $78K, less than expected By Jon Brodkin Complying with Sarbanes-Oxley costs an average of $78,474 for smaller public companies, less than government projections and less than 1% of the companiesâÂ?Â? average revenue. Read full story MORE STORIES SPONSORED BY SILVER PEAK WAN Optimization and Disaster Recovery Is your WAN link the weak link in your data protection plans? Leading analysts from ESG discuss how WAN optimization can overcome many challenges that hamper data replication, backup, and disaster recovery. Learn how WAN optimization can improve business continuity in this informative webcast. RELATED NEWS: Dirty data no more: five tips for data governance, 01/04/08 Despite the idea that business intelligence is a crucial tool for getting and keeping customers, adequately measuring company performance, and delivering flexibility, challenges remain. 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